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Revision as of 18:36, 20 February 2015

Captain Henry Percy Valentine Hickman (14 February, 1876 – 9 November, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hickman was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1898.

Hickman was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911.

Hickman was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1916.

Hickman was appointed in command of the light cruiser Undaunted on 3 January, 1918.[1]

He became ill and was removed from command, dying of pneumonia at the Naval Hospital in Leith even before he was officially superseded in command of Undaunted.

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
The Hon. Arthur L. O. Forbes-Semphill
Captain of H.M.S. Leander
7 Feb, 1917[2] – 15 Jun, 1917[3]
Succeeded by
Harold E. Sulivan
Preceded by
Frederic A. Whitehead
Captain of H.M.S. Roxburgh
6 Sep, 1917[4]
Succeeded by
Gerald W. Vivian
Preceded by
Francis G. St. John
Captain of H.M.S. Undaunted
3 Jan, 1918[5] – 13 Nov, 1918[6]
Succeeded by
Ernest W. Denison

Footnotes

  1. Hickman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 112/224.
  2. Hickman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 112/224.
  3. Hickman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 112/224.
  4. Hickman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 112/224.
  5. Hickman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 112/224.
  6. Hickman Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 112/224.

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